Dale Beauchamp is Chef de cuisine at Little Country Gentleman in St. Louis, Missouri. For now. Whether he will remain employed after telling Dana Loesch listeners to shoot themselves remains to be seen.
Instead of deleting it, which you can't, why not apologize @Dalebo ? cc @lcgentleman pic.twitter.com/MseNEy17Zz
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2013
This is what I don't get: I've never based commerce on politics. I've never told anyone to kill themselves over it, either. Yet left does.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2013
It’s a good question.
After Loesch rebuked him, Beauchamp initially deleted his tweet and declined to offer an apology:
Silly thing to say, easy to get caught in heat of moment politics.
— Dalebo (@Dalebo) April 19, 2013
Sixteen minutes later, his tone suddenly changed:
Regarding current tragic events. However I should have known better than to speak of such serious and personal matters flippantly. Cont.
— Dalebo (@Dalebo) April 19, 2013
I believe that harm should come to no one and again am sorry.
— Dalebo (@Dalebo) April 19, 2013
Beauchamp subsequently locked down his Twitter account. (Too late, Dale.)
Beauchamp’s bio says, “I work to create elegant balances of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter in every bite.”
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We don’t see much evidence of sweetness, though we must admit he’s doing a great job with the sour, salty, and bitter parts.
Let’s just hope his beef tongue isn’t as foul as his actual tongue.
Update:
Beauchamp’s employer has released this statement via its Twitter account:
We @ lcg in no way support the statement made today by a member of our staff. We believe the comments were reprehensible… Pls continue
— LCGentleman (@LCGentleman) April 19, 2013
…in no way does it represent the beliefs of this restaurant and its employees
— LCGentleman (@LCGentleman) April 19, 2013
Loesch’s gracious response:
Appreciate @LCGentleman 's quick response. I'm sure they understand it's a sensitive subject, considering current events. Thank you.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 19, 2013
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